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erziehen

to raise

verb er-TSEE-en Rare
People & Society Education

Also means

to bring up

Usage Note

erziehen means to bring up and morally educate a child, distinct from unterrichten (to teach a subject). It is a strong, inseparable verb: ich erziehe, ich erzog, ich habe erzogen. The related noun is Erziehung; a child can be gut erzogen (well brought up).

Examples

"Sie erziehen ihre Kinder sehr liebevoll."

Natural Translation

They raise their children very lovingly.

Literal Translation

They raise their children very lovingly.

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